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Over the last 6 months or so Googleplus has quietly gone from almost unknown to probably the most essential tool in any online marketers toolkit. Apart from the number of active users putting g+ is second place after Facebook, it is also the network owned by Google and that means a lot.
The most recent stats I read showed g+ with 400 million active users, and Facebook with around 800 million active users. Twitter, Linkedin, and the rest are far behind. Except in China. There everything is different. India and Brazil, however, are following the US and Europe in adopting g+, and that I think means g+ will eventually be the largest social network.
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The ultimate altar to steak in New York, Peter Luger attracts far-flung tourists, locals, and bridge-hopping Manhattanites for its aged steak, delicious bread, crispy french-fried potatoes and daily specials. Reserve far in advance.
The most famous steakhouse in America delivers on its promise of incomparable atmosphere and unique character. It's the template of all other steakhouses, and you are almost guaranteed to have a great time there, especially if your pockets are deep. The steak is not, in fact, that great anymore, but they're still very good for the most part, and their dressing of butter and kidney suet could make a steak-umm good. The hash browns, cake, bacon, and the other sides are wonderful too.
What's to say? Peter Luger is the best steak house on the planet. Unless you've been living under a rock you already knew that.
Arrogant not worth it – Steak was good. I guess when your there so long with thier reputation they can afford to be Nasty and arrogant even when making a res.Nothing you can't get at ten other steak places in the city. Go to a place where you get treated like a customer!!!!!!!!!
I will take that medium rare thank you – This is the one and only place I will go for a steak. I save up for a little then splurge on the porter house and a few glasses of Cabernet. Yes that is a good comination :)
The only place to go for a great steak – Here is the only restaurant I will ever go for steak, juicy, tender, nothing can be better than Peter Luger Steak House. I prefer the service at their location in Brooklyn, the best.
overrated – The hash browns were burned and the spinich had no flavor.
Nice ambiance.So what.
Great for meat lovers – It is the place for meat lovers, in my case i cannot eat too much of it, but a little bit is wonderful!. My boyfriend took me there last week, great ambiance ( old so) but fun!
Hold the steak sauce – carnivores unite! the meat here is everything you expect. flavorful, juicy, and cooked to perfection. don't ruin it by asking for steak sauce
gettting bang for your buck – the portions you get for the amount you pay are huge! for such a critically renowned place, youd expect a lot less! cheers!
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First of all, the show at the Mohegan Sun Arena was off the hook last night...........all 9,000 seats were packed in, and everyone was on their feet. I LOVE the newest members of the band.......Peter Keys is more than a worthy replacement, and Robert Kearns seems to be Leon Wilkeson incarnate....He seemed to be having a great time along with the rest of the band. On the way to the show, my girlfriend Karyn remarked how she loves seeing Skynyrd because it's like she's going to see her family. She was lucky enough to catch a Sparky guitar pick. Until next time, keep up the great work everyone!
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The superfamily of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding proteins include the six high-affinity IGF binding proteins (IGFBP) and several low-affinity binding proteins referred to as IGFBP related proteins (IGFBP-rP). All IGFBP superfamily members are cysteine-rich proteins with conserved cysteine residues, which are clustered in the amino- and carboxy-terminal thirds of the molecule. IGFBPs modulate the biological activities of IGF proteins. Some IGFBPs may also have intrinsic bioactivity that is independent of their ability to bind IGF proteins. Post-translational modifications of IGFBP, including glycosylation, phosphorylation and proteolysis, have been shown to modify the affinities of the binding proteins to IGF.
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UBS shareholders approved management's compensation at the bank's annual meeting in Zurich, though some at the at-times combative gathering spoke against the pay deals. hERE, shareholder Peter Christoph Lampart protests as bank executives look on. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images
ZURICH— UBS AG UBSN.VX -0.77% UBS AG Switzerland: SWX Europe CHF17.99 -0.14 -0.77% April 25, 2014 9:46 am Volume : 819,366 P/E Ratio 21.67 Market Cap CHF69.76 Billion Dividend Yield 1.39% Rev. per Employee CHF611,677 04/23/14 China's Cnooc Sells Multibilli... 04/18/14 Monte dei Paschi Raises Cash C... 04/17/14 UBS Names U.S. Head for Comple... More quote details and news » 's shareholders approved management's pay at its annual meeting as the lender sidestepped calls from an activist investor to split off its investment bank.
More than four-fifths of shareholder votes were in favor of UBS's annual pay report even though Switzerland's biggest bank by assets posted a loss in 2012. Several shareholders speaking at the sometimes-contentious meeting said pay levels for top UBS executives, including Chief Executive Sergio Ermotti, are too high.
UBS's continuing operations in the relatively risky business of investment banking, meanwhile, were flagged by shareholder Knight Vinke Asset Management before the annual meeting.
UBS executives told investors it is striking the right balance on both pay and investment banking risk. Mr. Ermotti said last year's net loss of 2.5 billion Swiss francs ($2.7 billion) obscured important progress the bank is making in a continued restructuring following the financial crisis.
"Whenever you set about rebuilding a house," Mr. Ermotti said, "it's sometimes necessary to tear down a few walls."
The meeting caps a difficult year for UBS, which struck a $1.5 billion agreement to settle with regulators in the U.S., U.K. and Switzerland regarding alleged manipulation of key interest rates. In addition, the discovery of a rogue trader in its London office helped to mar 2012 for the bank.
Late last year, UBS said it would shed 10,000 employees over the next three to five years, as it moves to slim down its investment bank and refocus on its core business of managing assets for wealthy clients.
CEO Sergio Ermotti said its losses obscured progress UBS has made in rebuilding after the financial crisis. Bloomberg News
Earlier this year, UBS disclosed that Mr. Ermotti received 8.9 million Swiss francs in compensation for 2012, split between a 2.5 million-francs salary and 6.1 million francs in performance awards. UBS's Americas chief, Robert McCann, received 8.6 million francs for 2012 including roughly 7.1 million francs in performance awards.
At the shareholder meeting, UBS Chairman Axel Weber defended the bank's pay levels, though he acknowledged UBS is "not likely to ever come up with a perfect solution" for everyone. Still, he said, "I'm confident we're striking the right balance" between incentivizing employees and satisfying shareholders.
A total of 82.5% of UBS shareholder votes were in favor of the plan, while 15.8% were against it and 1.7% abstained. The numbers marked greater support of management than at last year's meeting, at which there was a 37% vote against UBS's pay plan.
Still, Bern-based shareholder group Actares said Wednesday that "big bonuses and a big [annual] loss do not go together." The Ethos Foundation, a group of institutional investors, had also recommended shareholders vote against UBS's pay report.
Despite revamps to executive compensation at UBS and other Swiss banks, "the amounts paid are still too high," Ethos said in a statement.
Before Thursday's meeting, New York-based investor Knight Vinke in an open letter had criticized UBS for continuing to operate an investment banking business. Knight Vinke argued that UBS should split the more risky investment bank operations from its wealth management businesses.
Keeping the investment bank under the same roof as UBS's other businesses presents too much potential danger for the overall operations, Knight Vinke Chief Executive Eric Knight wrote.
In part due to a strong performance from its investment bank, UBS surprised analysts and investors by posting a better-than-expected profit of nearly 1 billion francs in the first quarter. albeit it cautioned that the first quarter is traditionally strong for investment banking in general.
UBS executives didn't directly address Knight Vinke's criticism during Thursday's meeting.
This year's proxy season for Swiss banks got off to a fractious start last month, when shareholders of Zurich-based Julius Baer Group AG BAER.VX -0.07% Julius Baer Gruppe AG Switzerland: SWX Europe CHF40.72 -0.03 -0.07% April 25, 2014 9:46 am Volume : 25,781 P/E Ratio 36.13 Market Cap CHF9.08 Billion Dividend Yield 1.47% Rev. per Employee CHF457,860 03/31/14 Morning MoneyBeat: Bad News fo... 03/31/14 Swiss Competition Body Opens P... 03/25/14 Julius Baer Boosts Brazilian P... More quote details and news » cast nearly 64% of their advisory votes against the bank's pay report.
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High executive pay is a contentious issue in Switzerland, where voters have backed a national plan that would enable shareholders to have a binding vote on pay plans at Swiss firms. However, many of the large shareholders invested in UBS and other Swiss banks are based outside of the Alpine nation.
Shareholder Peter Lampart provided some levity during what was at times a contentious face off with investors disgusted by high pay for executives at a bank that's struggled with scandals and a prolonged reboot. Mr. Lampart silently held up a collage that prominently featured the phrase "Ripped Off!" in German. He then performed an intricate mime act that at one point had him dramatically crying fake tears.
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I'm a week late, but below are my choices of players to avoid (if you can) on draft day. This is written after the DobberHockey Experts Draft, which was one of the more challenging drafts I've participated in, and some of the players who I would rather have not touched with a ten-foot pole…well, I had to take one or two. If you can avoid them, here's who I think you should steer clear of and why.
Tim Thomas – Goalie – Boston
Much like Ryan Ma described Corey Perry's situation, it's not that I don't want Tim Thomas on my team. It's that I know he is going to have nearly an impossible time replicating last year's Vezina-winning (and just about every other trophy-winning) performance. In 57 games played, Thomas had a .938 save percentage. Sit back and think about that for a second. It's superhuman! Thomas will almost certainly be drafted much earlier than I'm willing to take him and as a fantasy GM, I'd be very uncomfortable having the more-than-capable Tuukka Rask waiting to take over as well.
Jordan Leopold – Defense – Buffalo
Leopold had his best NHL season last year with Buffalo, but he still only scored 35 points. This year he will have a much harder time replicating that success with the budding Marc-Andre Gragnani in the lineup. Gragnani is a much more lethal offensive weapon and should emerge as one of Buffalo's top scoring defensemen in 2011-12.
Shawn Matthias – Center – Florida
Although Matthias was once a promising prospect, it's hard to ignore the facts. Matthias has not scored more than 20 points for the same team in a single year of professional hockey. In all fairness, he had a respectable 13 points in 27 AHL games in 2009-10, but all in all, the production has simply not been there. It's clear the team is looking to Santorelli as their number-two center and Matthias, still without a contract, is not likely to reward fantasy owners any time soon.
Scottie Upshall – Right Wing – Florida
Although Upshall is Florida's third-highest paid forward, his 34-point year in 2010-11 was a career high. This is coming from a guy who was drafted sixth overall in 2002. It is likely that the Panthers have a stronger offense in the upcoming season, but don't expect much coming from Upshall. He is a streaky player that could lose a spot in the top-six for extended periods of time if he cannot find the back of the net.
Ed Jovanovski – Defense – Florida
Since the lockout, Ed Jovanovski has averaged only 62 games played per season. In those six years, he's only scored higher than 36 points once. Last year, Jovocop dressed for 50 games and scored a paltry 14 points. If you're looking for a Panther defenseman to draft, go for the emerging Dmitry Kulikov, who is in a contract year and is adored by Panthers coaching staff and management.
Scott Gomez – Center – Montreal
It's hard to put Scott Gomez on this list, considering last year's output of 38 points was the lowest total of his NHL career. He's still only 31 years old so you have to think he will rebound better this year, but he has a firecracker in David Desharnais ready to take over. Personally, I'd rather find a center elsewhere.
P.A. Parenteau – Right Wing – New York Islanders
Parenteau really broke out last year, skating on John Tavares' line. That opportunity can be directly traced to the preseason injury of Kyle Okposo. Even when Okposo returned, the Isles elected to keep Parenteau on the top line, but as the new season begins, it will be difficult for the coaching staff to keep Parenteau in that role. P.A. is the third-best Islanders' right wing behind Okposo and Grabner, and he should be looking at a decline in points rather than an increase.
New York Islanders goaltending –
Here's the thing. If Rick DiPietro is healthy, he is going to play the majority of the games. He'll lose quite a bit too. If he gets injured, then who plays? Does Evgeni Nabokov get traded or do the Islanders try to actually use him for a strong run? Does Al Montoya continue to play the way he did at the end of last season (when the pressure was mostly off)? Or does Kevin Poulin emerge as the next James Reimer? There are WAY too many question marks to worry about. The only player remotely interesting is Nabokov because he might be traded, but who knows when that will happen or what kind of situation his new home will be like?
Marc Staal – Defense – New York Rangers
While the addition of Brad Richards to the Rangers might have you considering a bump in production for Marc Staal, don't expect him to be the top defensive scorer on his team. Michael Del Zotto is a powerplay specialist and will be pushing hard for the PP1 job. If MDZ falls short, look for Tim Erixon to make a splash. Although Staal filled in well when needed, he is less of an offensive defenseman as MDZ, Erixon, and Girardi.
Milan Michalek – Left Wing – Ottawa
It's no secret that Milan Michalek has struggled in Ottawa. After three straight seasons of 55 or more points in San Jose, Michalek has averaged 33.5 points per year in the two seasons as a Senator. He'll be relied upon as a mentor in the locker room for sure, but his ice time could be shrinking even more with the recent emergence of players like Butler, Condra, and Greening, and of course the acquisition of Nikita Filatov.
Brayden Schenn – Center – Philadelphia
While Brayden Schenn has had poolies drooling and waiting for a full time NHL job for what seems like forever, the opportunity he has in Philadelphia isn't exactly what everyone had hoped for. Schenn has two All-Star-caliber centers ahead of him on the depth chart and will likely have Wayne Simmonds and one of Talbot or Nodl on his line. Expect the path to fantasy returns to take longer than originally expected.
Sidney Crosby – Center – Pittsburgh
Nine months later and Sidney Crosby still is not 100% recovered from a concussion. If you're picking 11th overall (I'm looking at you Ryan Ma), definitely roll the dice. If you're drafting in the top five picks, Crosby is just not worth the gamble. He could play 70 games or he could play 30. Heck, he could play 15. None of us know. If you told me with 100% certainty that Crosby was going to play 60 games this season, I'd erase this whole paragraph because he's literally that good. But none of us know what's going to happen with him and if sitting out nine months doesn't allow you to recover 100% from a concussion, I worry.
Dwayne Roloson – Goalie – Tampa Bay
Roloson is a very good goaltender, even at age 41. But there's another very capable goaltender in Tampa Bay by the name of Mathieu Garon. Garon typically plays around 35 games a season, so there's a strong chance Roloson will start less than 50 this year. Did I mention he is 41?
Matt Lombardi – Center – Toronto
Lombardi was held to only two games last season and is still suffering from concussion symptoms to start the year. If healthy, he actually might have a shot at the number one center position in Toronto thanks to the band-aid status of Tim Connolly, but if that day ever comes, just use a waiver wire pickup, rather than wasting a draft spot.
Jonas Gustavsson – Goalie – Toronto
Gustavsson sure was hyped when he crossed the pond, but a bit of a slump and some unfortunate heart problems had Jonas on the outside looking in. James Reimer has since emerged as the savior in Toronto and his performance last year was no fluke. It's going to be an uphill battle for Gustavsson to try to win the starter's role back. If you're looking for a backup who might take over, Gustavsson isn't exactly the goalie you want to gamble on at the draft.
Mike Knuble – Right Wing – Washington
The aging Knuble is almost certain to start the year with his familiar linemate Alex Ovechkin, but it's clear the team is preparing for someone to take over that spot. The Capitals have brought in Joel Ward and Troy Brouwer, both essentially younger versions of Knuble. Mike's in a contract year and this is likely his last season in Washington.
John Carlson – Defense – Washington
Carlson had a very respectable 37 points last season – and don't get me wrong, I love Carlson for the future – but he now has Green and Dennis Wideman in front of him on the depth chart, which will likely mean reduced minutes. Carlson is still third on the Caps' depth chart at the blue line, but last season provided more opportunity (injuries to Green and Poti) than this year will if Green and Wideman remain healthy.
Dustin Byfuglien – Defense – Winnipeg
I was not an advocate of Byfuglien last summer and big Dusty proved me wrong. But this year he is 40 lbs. heavier? I realize the type of player he is (a linebacker), but there is absolutely no way I want one of my defenseman adding an extra 40 lbs. in the offseason. If Byfuglien was entering the season in the same shape as last season, I'd have no doubts. That isn't the case though and I'll let someone else roll the dice on him.
Interesting RFA's still unsigned: Zach Bogosian and Josh Bailey. Both are solid up-and-coming players who don't seem to fit into their current teams' future plans. I expect both to be traded this year and make impacts fairly quickly in their new homes. A change of scenery will only rejuvenate the disgruntled skaters. Both are top 10 picks from the 2008 draft with plenty left to prove.
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He still did miss a year and has to get back into shape, but at the least he's only limited by how fast he can get back into game shape rather then concussion symptoms.
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Bogo is looking for too much money at the moment. You get paid based on your performance and he hasn't shown that he is worth the big bucks, yet.
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Parenteau is not a good bet, but not because Okposo or Grabner will take his place, as those two will almost certainly be the wings on the 2nd line. Parenteau's spot is likely more vulnerable to Niederreiter, Rolston or, a real darkhorse candidate for this season, Strome.
Marc Staal is what he is- a 25- 30 point defenseman who can score some goals. He'll play a lot and he'll stay in the lineup but he won't be anything flashy numbers-wise and can't see why anyone would think otherwise. I don't see why he would even be on a list like this.
Not a lot of people have done well betting against Big Buf so far in his career. His former teammate was infamously arrested in an offseason drunken altercation and he went on to score the Cup-winner about 9 months later.
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@pengwin, wow...when pengwin is in the mood to debate and you leave him with nothing to say...that's a big deal!
Rook/DY/Gates, thanks fellas. I ended up having to take Leopold in the Experts draft, but I did select him after Gragnani. There wasn't much left available so at least I got him late.
@guy, nice. I forgot about what Angus wrote.
@Dukla, Wideman has gotten a bad rap, but he's been in the league longer, is only 28 years old, and scored 7 points in 14 games when he dressed in WSH. He also saw more ice time per game (granted it was only 14 games). If I were an NHL coach, I'd give that responsibility to Wideman before Carlson, though it's certainly possible Wideman could lose the job over time.
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Even without that consideration, he was nowhere near as good in the second half last year as in the first. I would pass on him for sure if drafting tomorrow.
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sony, love all the portrait practice you're doing!
but dude...get some paper that isnt all wrinkled!!! ;) i know newsprint wrinkles fast, i dealt with the same thing a lot too back when i was taking some classes. it can really screw up your ability to lay down tone.
i feel like in your digital pieces you have this fear of going to black. look at that black and white portrait of the blonde woman. in the photo the darks go all the way to black, but in your painting (and most of the others too) you only go to like a mid level gray.
Hey sony! You got some really nice portraits here! :)
I really like post 78 too! I could see it being a face of a sweet mech robot or something ha ha :D
Ryan a.: Lol yes my friend these are wrinkled newsprint, I dont know but I kind-a liking the smoothness of the surface while putting down the carbon on it :) For using black, I avoid the black in most cases just a preference :) thanks for pointing it. Cheers
Hatonacat: :) Thats the beauty of abstract design. Glad u liked it.
Angel of lighting & Portrait of Air mobility in charge.
Slayer, bit clean though.
Arabian revamped
haha, the little plump sparrow looks cool :)
nice values in most of your comcepts! i think the darker ones come along better.
Eiki: Thanks.
and the erin digi-painting are nicely done - good shapes, solid values and a bit of dimension is coming through.
I would say, humbly, to worry less about the details ( eyes, mouth, nose etc.,) and focus on the key shapes and shadow shapes first, then - sort-of creep up on key details that matter. this will help you get better likeness, proportion and perspective over time. At least that has been my experience. Also is there any chance at all you can find figure model workshops/walk-in sessions near where you live ? drawing from life is, in my opinion the single best way to learn to see and make decisions about what you see ( and decode a 3d world onto a 2d piece of paper and then re-imagine it as dimensional).
good teachers, good books:
Henry Yan
Andrew Loomis
Steven Hampton
Mike Matesi ( force drawing)
Robert Barrett
Tony Ryder
get a few of those and start reading and drawing!! ( I am, of course drowning in books.. it is the way of this thing ( or part of it, at least)!! And draw draw draw!!
Kevin: Thanks for the detailed reply,I have took you advice and doing as you suggested.:lifedrawing:
Hands Making love to paper
Here's a study of hands from Shawn barbers paining, but it turn out to be more than just the study.
I know guys Reference, am doing those to, but i found this interesting way to work for shape as whole
That last piece with the hands is... pretty crazy. And really good too.. strong hands! Just confused by the middle section of the paper which I can't seem to figure out.
Portraits are coming along nicely, amazed you can do that with that paper, haha. Try some colour though! And just how do you produce stuff like in post #78? Like it, by the way.
Nice going. Always a pleasure, never know what to expect.
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After a long time here's my update. Hope u like it
b/w its a live digital painting.
Various heads in my head...:lineart:
Sync Fiction
Cardinal inspired
Dragon and the Wii-King
this is fucking sweet,
maybe add a tiny piece of indentifiable tech to scale the scene, like a little ship, maybe a space shuttle thats been snapped into the hold of an alien ship.. or a country sized slab of liebenschraum... or camembert! something like that hehe ;)
Velocity Kendall : Thanks, haha i like the idea of camembert. :)
Green bears are friends
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you know this guy right?
if not get ready for a treat
Velocity Kendall: thanks for the comments & oh wow such a treat thanks. Zdzislaw Beksinski did those around 1980s wicked cool.
Study of Composer Modest Mussorgsky by Ilya Repin
Nice studies, the hands in post 101 and the last repin study in particular! Fun cartoons too, though maybe think a little more about the thickness of each line - varying your line weight adds a certain something when all you have to work with is lines and flat colour ;)
Good work on Repin study, would love to see more color studies.
I have to agree with Monstertree, experiment with line thickness, at the moment you illustrations look a bit flat.
Keep it up. :rendered:
monstertree & Emil: Thanks, Will try to do so.
Study copy for understanding and getting better with colors of A Bemused Moment by the great Ilyn repin
Solid advice form Kevin W. For he longest time I had issues with value. I found the best way to find the complete range is to use only 3 blk, wht, and mid. Then in a master copy assign them to the painting your studying. You'll learn to see the differences pretty soon.
AztcFireFlower: Thanks for the comments :)
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It's almost time for Halloween, when all self-respecting little ghosts, goblins and ghouls take a special interest in spiders.
We saw this little jumping spider (below) on a pink rose. It doesn't look like it could scare anything--except for maybe a sweat bee or hover fly.
This year the Explorit Science Center of Davis, a hands-on science museum located at 3141 5th St., is taking a special interest in spiders.
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Insects have a head, thorax and abdomen, and the thorax has three pairs of legs. They also eyes, antennae and mouthparts, the Explorit Science Center website points out. "The entire body is protected by a tough outer covering called an exoskeleton. Animals that share these characteristics are called insects. The group to which they belong is called the Insecta."
Spiders, as the Explorit Science Center explains, have two main body parts. "The body consists of a combined head and thorax called the cephalothorax, and the abdomen. The cephalothorax has the eyes, mouthparts (no antennae) and four pairs of legs. Animals that share these characteristics include ticks, mites, scorpions and spiders. The group is called the Arachnida."
And speaking of spiders, schooolchildren visiting the Bohart Museum of Entomology on the UC Davis campus occasionally ask to "see the spiders." The Bohart is an insect museum (although the officials have been known to showcase a few spiders, too.)
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Oct. 27 for the Bohart's public open house from 1 to 4 p.m. in 1124 Academic Surge on Crocker Drive (nearest intersection is LaRue Road.) This is a pre-Halloween open house and there definitely will be assorted spiders at the insect museum!
A jumping spider on a pink rose soaks in some sun. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Garden spider weaving a web. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Black widow spider with egg sacs. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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The thing about predators and prey is that it's the nature of things.
Take spiders. The many different species have different methods of catching, killing, confining and eating their prey.
Have you ever seen an orbweaver snare a honey bee in its web and then wrap it in silk blankets? The spider injects the bee with poison, feasts on it and/or pulls the carcass out of sight for later consumption.
'Most spiders have toothed chelicerae, which they use in combination with their movable fangs to mash their prey into a small unrecognizable mass," write authors Charley Eiseman and Noah Charney in their book, Tracks and Signs of Insects and Other Invertebrates: A Guide to North American Species (Stackpole Books).
"Prey killed by hunting spiders such as tarantulas and wolf spiders have no silk on them, whereas orbweavers swaddle their prey with a thick white layer of white silk," they point out. "Jumping spiders and others eating soft-bodied flies may leave only the wings behind."
Those orbweavers work fast. They indeed "swaddle their prey with a very thick layer of white silk," so thick, so strong and so sticky that there's no escape.
That's the nature of things.
Orbweaver eating its wrapped prey, a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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